The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring Secure Coding skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Secure Coding over the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Secure Coding falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
535
1,046
1,000
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
91.92%
86.73%
88.03%
Number of daily rates quoted
339
541
653
10th Percentile
£350
£300
£363
25th Percentile
£450
£445
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£563
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-2.22%
+2.27%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£625
£638
£644
90th Percentile
£700
£689
£721
Berkshire median daily rate
£504
£525
£525
% change year-on-year
-3.95%
-
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
17
49
25
10th Percentile
-
£14.50
£29.10
25th Percentile
£14.75
£51.52
£53.50
Median hourly rate
£20.75
£61.60
£66.00
Median % change year-on-year
-66.31%
-6.67%
+120.00%
75th Percentile
£38.42
£85.65
£74.79
90th Percentile
£60.50
£87.53
£78.31
Berkshire median hourly rate
£37.28
£61.60
£60.00
% change year-on-year
-39.48%
+2.67%
+169.84%
Secure Coding Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Secure Coding as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Secure Coding Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Secure Coding in Reading.
Secure Coding Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Secure Coding in Reading over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.
Secure Coding Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Secure Coding also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region with a requirement for Secure Coding.
Secure Coding Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
